förorening
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]förorena (“pollute, contaminate, taint”) + -ing (“-ing”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
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- pollution, contamination, tainting
- Synonym: förorenande
- (the contents of) a single instance of the above, e.g. (the contents of) an oil spoil or (the pathogen contained in) a food contamination
- (technical, in some fields) an additive
Usage notes
[edit]Also more generally similar to English pollution in compounds like ljusförorening (“light pollution”).
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | förorening | förorenings |
| definite | föroreningen | föroreningens | |
| plural | indefinite | föroreningar | föroreningars |
| definite | föroreningarna | föroreningarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]- ljusförorening (“light pollution”)
- luftförorening (“air pollution”)